Spiderpig

We were all over them for most of the game, a poor 15 min spell in the 1st half but in all reallity we should have been 2 maybe 3 goals up at half time, we played great football and dominated them. St Midden offered feck all for the whole game , kick and chase hoofball, falling down at every opportunity, and constantly fouling and breaking up the play. We were the only team trying to win the game today and we got a well deserved 3 points, so all in all there was a lot to warm the cockles, a great performance, 3 points, and some key players back from injury.

Spot on, for me thats one of the fundamental issues with our play. To play out from the back successfully you need to move the ball quickly and as you say we dont. That said though we dont know what AJ is telling the players to do so is it the players failing or is it AJ,s preferred style that needs looked at, i think its a bit of both.

From my seat in the POD you hear lots of those shouts at every game, even before we started this bad run, at the Helsinki game 2-0 up well in control and i heard " GTF Johannsen, ffs tell them to stop this tippy tappy shite and get the baw up the park". I really do wonder what kind of football some of our alleged fans watch orcwant to see.

Well said

You do realise that well constructed, straight to the point and accurate posts like this will never be acceptable on this forum. As you say certain players not doing the job they were told to last night cost us the win, nothing else.

What consequences do you forsee and who would you bring in as a replacement if AJ does leave, would it be another foreign coach to continue the journey the board started with Wimmer or someone from the pool of usual suspects and part time pundits that " know the Scottish game"?

Stamatelopoulos used that exact approach very well during his best forgotten spell at Fir Park Dave and i suspect Hendry might be doing the same.

Said for me i thought he was excellent the whole game, never stopped running, a special mention for SPH, he had a couple of decent chances and was unlucky not to score.

Aye rejecting the alleged £2 million bid from Anderlecht seems like a big error now if it was true. Given how we cashed in on our previous one season wonders like Higdon, and Bair, for me the board dropped the ball with TJ.

Well said, great post.

Stats are irrelevant pish, Hearts had not won a game away from Tynecastle since January 26 until today. So its how the team performs on the day that matters, previous or current form or lack of count for nothing. We created a fair few really good chances today and took none of them thats why we lost, repeat the decent play that made those chances and convert them into goals and we may win on Wednesday night. Thst said we are hopeless up top just now so hopefully a solution can be found, so keep the faith people.

If we can move them on then let them go, we only want players who want to be at the club and fully commit to what they are asked to do, there is no room for passengers.

From what we have seen over the last 5 games i would have to say no we dont.

All it takes Dave is some random comment ie "AJ has lost the dressing room" and it grows arms and legs as it makes its way on social media, then some other random post appears quoting it as gospel from an impecable clib source. We will know for sure if and when the sacking is announced, till then its made up BS.

Its 9 games in, 29 to go and 87 points on offer ffs, technically every one of the 12 teams can potentially win the league. So its time we all relaxed and dropped the manager must go, we are getting relegated chat, and lets see where we are in 10 games time at the halfway point.

The result is far more important than the performance, we need 3 points to stop the rot, so i'll take a scrappy Controverdial Var assisted goal in the 94th min if it means we win.

Spot on Dave. But you forgot to mention that our current midfield is way below the standard set by Just, Watt and Slattery last season. Im hopeful though that we can get back to something approaching that level if AJ can get Fadinger, Lowry and Priestman on the pitch together as a mid 3, with McGhee behind them in front of the defence, assumig they all stay fit.

Behave yourself and stop talking pish why is it unacceptable? A Stupid statement in a nonsense thread, can we have HOTD back please and send this thread into it.

I'll be short and sweet, i can see why you think AJ should go now, but for me 8 games in is far too early, and given how tight the league is, 2 wins could see us 4th. That said, unless we get a positive reaction from the team over the next 3 games ie at least 7 points then the board should be looking at AJ's position. The silky football we had last season under JBA and an exceptional team was great to watch, and we hoped it would continue this year, but if not, staying in the Premiership is the priority and that might involve a change of mansger and style. I

Correct 🤦‍♂️ aw, well given the run we are on it will make no difference.

We are playing Hearts at Tynecastle where they have not lost in ages, it will make no difference who AJ selects it will be a pumping, for me this run of non form is officially a crisis. 2-1 up in a game nearly an hour in it should be shutters down and see ghe game out at the very least, our alleged defence is brutal just now.

Harsh but fair 😂

Well said, lets concentrate on discussing the things that we know for certain are crap, the POD seats, Vogt, Grizzlys attempts at humour, Vogt, MJC's predictions etc.

I see Hibernian are taking decisive action with some of their support for allegedly misbehaving, i wonder if it will catch on. Hibs ban fans group for three games after disorder - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cmde8dx2263lo

Thats the best way to find out if all the coaching, words of wisdom, confidence boosting, tactics etc that AJ and his staff have no doubt given Vogts in recent weeks has been absorbed and learned by the player. Sadly for me after his lack of any meaningful contribution last Sunday the answer would seem to be no. Stamatelopoulos was not up to standard but early on he gave glimpses of him potentially being a decent player, we dont even get that with Vogt, hes like a rabbit in the headlights no idea where he should be aimlessly wandering about the pitch. For me i really dont think hes at the or ever going to make the standard we need at the club.